Re-Coding Homes

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Expert System ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Spatial Variations ◽  
Design Model ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Mass Housing ◽  
Layout Generation

The research project Re-Coding Homes aims to create flexible interior design solutions for standard mass housing units and differentiate them according to different user needs. The study consists of three basic steps defined as case study, development of the design model, and development of the user interface. The design model is characterized by a flexible expert system that leads to different spatial variations by multi-parametric layout generation based on parameters determined by user needs. In this sense, the design model acts as a mass customization tool that gives the possibility to create complete living environments together with all furniture and necessary equipment.

Background

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-40
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Urban Regeneration ◽  
User Participation ◽  
Design Model ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Mass Housing ◽  
Living Environments ◽  
Methodological Aspects

Re-Coding Homes searches for flexibility in the standard layout of contemporary housing units very common in the big cities of Turkey. The project differentiates from other studies with its unique design model characterized by an expert system that generates complete home environments according to parameters defined by user needs. In this sense, certain methodological and contextual aspects were employed throughout the study. Among these, flexibility, modularity, adaptability, and user participation were discussed as methodological aspects that identify the design model. Urban regeneration and mass housing are investigated as contextual aspects that affect the overall quality of present living environments in the specific context of Istanbul.

A model for mass customization and flexibility in mass housing units

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ervin Garip ◽  
Nilüfer Sağlar Onay ◽  
S. Banu Garip
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Field Study ◽  
Mass Customization ◽  
Spatial Variations ◽  
Modular System ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mass Housing

Purpose This paper aims to present a mass customization model for interior spaces of mass housing projects to provide solutions that will increase flexibility in accordance with different user needs. Design/methodology/approach The research project develops a model that generates an expert system that leads to different spatial variations. The expert system is based on the parameters that are determined depending on the findings of the field study done in the selected site. A modular system that allows different configurations is designed, and the expert system has made it possible to achieve a large number of spatial variations by means of a multi-parameter layout design. In the last phase, an interface is developed as a website that presents the spatial variations for each different user according to their response to the online questionnaire. Findings All the variations with the outputs obtained from the project are presented to the user through a digital interface, which functions as a website. In this sense, the model acts as a mass customization tool that brings together the needs of the inhabitants and provides specific solutions to them with all the outputs obtained from the project. The main objective of the interface is to provide the user with various interior layout alternatives and modular furniture that meet their needs. Originality/value The main originality of the research project is the development of a model that consists of different stages that works as a unique mass customization tool. The most significant specialty of the model is the constitution of an expert system in relation to the raw data obtained from the field study. This expert system generates spatial configurations by the help of the design parameters, and these parameters are mainly variables that differentiate the solutions according to the specific requirements of users in the selected site.

Re-Coding Homes as a Flexible Design Approach for Living Environments

2020 ◽  
pp. 284-306
Author(s):  
S. Banu Garip ◽  
Nilufer Saglar Onay ◽  
Ervin Garip
Keyword(s):  
Interior Design ◽  
Design Model ◽  
Housing Supply ◽  
Mass Housing ◽  
Interior Spaces ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Model Research ◽  
Technological Research Council ◽  
Living Environments ◽  
Housing Units

This chapter discusses the results of the “Recoding Homes Project,” which has been conducted as a TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) research project with the title “A User-Centered Model Research Towards a Flexible Interior Spatial Design for Mass Housing Units: Urban Renewal Housing.” The project aims to improve the interior spaces of mass housing projects in accordance with user needs and to provide solutions that will increase the flexibility of interior spaces. The design model outlined in this chapter has the potential to change the traditional ways of housing supply as it gives the possibility to produce complete living environments with all their necessary components. It investigates how an interior design model can transform existing spaces into more flexible and more functional housing units. This way of housing supply can eliminate the non-compatibility between the architectural features and interior components often chosen randomly without evaluating actual conditions and needs.

scholarly journals Toward Decentralised Sanitary Sewage Collection Systems: A Multiobjective Approach for Cost-Effective and Resilient Designs

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 1886
Author(s):  
Arezoo Zahediasl ◽  
Amin E. Bakhshipour ◽  
Ulrich Dittmer ◽  
Ali Haghighi
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Drainage System ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Optimization Approach ◽  
Hydraulic Design ◽  
Multiobjective Approach ◽  
Layout Generation ◽  
Plant Allocation ◽  
Problem Solving Process

In recent years, the concept of a centralized drainage system that connect an entire city to one single treatment plant is increasingly being questioned in terms of the costs, reliability, and environmental impacts. This study introduces an optimization approach based on decentralization in order to develop a cost-effective and sustainable sewage collection system. For this purpose, a new algorithm based on the growing spanning tree algorithm is developed for decentralized layout generation and treatment plant allocation. The trade-off between construction and operation costs, resilience, and the degree of centralization is a multiobjective problem that consists of two subproblems: the layout of the networks and the hydraulic design. The innovative characteristics of the proposed framework are that layout and hydraulic designs are solved simultaneously, three objectives are optimized together, and the entire problem solving process is self-adaptive. The model is then applied to a real case study. The results show that finding an optimum degree of centralization could reduce not only the network’s costs by 17.3%, but could also increase its structural resilience significantly compared to fully centralized networks.

scholarly journals Method for Viewing Real-World Scenes while Recording Video

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4617
Author(s):  
Daehee Park ◽  
Cheoljun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Video Recording ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Target Object ◽  
Error Rates ◽  
User Needs ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Gradient Algorithms ◽  
Squared Error

Because smartphones support various functions, they are carried by users everywhere. Whenever a user believes that a moment is interesting, important, or meaningful to them, they can record a video to preserve such memories. The main problem with video recording an important moment is the fact that the user needs to look at the scene through the mobile phone screen rather than seeing the actual real-world event. This occurs owing to uncertainty the user might feel when recording the video. For example, the user might not be sure if the recording is of high-quality and might worry about missing the target object. To overcome this, we developed a new camera application that utilizes two main algorithms, the minimum output sum of squared error and the histograms of oriented gradient algorithms, to track the target object and recognize the direction of the user’s head. We assumed that the functions of the new camera application can solve the user’s anxiety while recording a video. To test the effectiveness of the proposed application, we conducted a case study and measured the emotional responses of users and the error rates based on a comparison with the use of a regular camera application. The results indicate that the new camera application induces greater feelings of pleasure, excitement, and independence than a regular camera application. Furthermore, it effectively reduces the error rates during video recording.

User Interface Design for Maintenance/Troubleshooting Expert System

1985 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 367-371
Author(s):  
Christopher G. Koch
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Expert System ◽  
Expert Systems ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Interface Design ◽  
Special Function ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Flat Panel ◽  
Voice Input ◽  
Control Functions

Expert systems applications for special environments impose special requirements on the user-system interface. A study was conducted to determine requirements and define a design concept for the interface for an expert system being developed to support corrective maintenance and troubleshooting of gas turbine electronic equipment and controls. The resulting design specifies a portable unit containing color flat panel video/graphics display, special function membrane keypad, miniature printer, and headset with voice input/output. Communication with the expert system is structured by multiple-window information presentation and voice-activated control functions.

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